Realtor here. This is what people notice right away - messy or cluttered garages, messy drawers and cabinets, dirty paint or too many different paint colors on the wall. I know and you know these are easy fixes, but people’s first impressions matter and stick with them. I once went into an open house for a $5 mil house and the house STUNK of burnt bacon. Every single person said something about it and we still refer to it as “bacon grease house”. So clean everything, organize everything, store things that are overflowing, clean the garage (empty is best), paint all walls that are dirty or “colorful”, quick refresh to the landscaping (doesn’t have to be crazy, sometimes a little trimming and a few bags of fresh mulch is enough), clean again, and please don’t cook anything smelly within a week of listing! 😆
Q